Cmm wrote:Liont i just made the assumption that it was a team bike as its the same location the giant shimano have there stickers set up. my mistake! where did you get the stem if you dont mind me asking?

Ah..somehow the mechanic managed to get a few of these stems for the 1 1/4 steerer, no idea how to get more of these sorry.

New bike Arrived today! Pics to come soon. If I don't start selling some stuff my n+1 room is going to over flow! Wife's not happy I think with the arival of a frame Moro Will exceed past s-1 equation so need to work out which to sell!

Cmm wrote:New bike Arrived today! Pics to come soon. If I don't start selling some stuff my n+1 room is going to over flow! Wife's not happy I think with the arival of a frame Moro Will exceed past s-1 equation so need to work out which to sell!

you've got a propel, right? i'll do you a favour and take it off your hands cheap.

Currently coming in at ~ 7.8kg as you see it, with pedals, bottle cages and the Garmin mount (incl. magnets / sensors etc.) fitted & without any real attempts at any weight savings.

Will be changing the basic Shimano pedals to some Ultegra's shortly, have a K-Edge chain catcher to go on and thinking about throwing some 3T Ergonova bars on it at some point. Need to get a decent bike fit too. Other than that, I generally love the bike!

Sorry about the shadows, but had just given it a little wash and was on the way out shortly afterward. Any tips (or velo rules) for the next time I take some pics?

Yep, that's going to result in damage somewhere along the line sooner or later. The clamp cradle on the Giant posts is reversible, in order to change the offset. You really need to flip it around so the clamp is more central on the saddle rails.

I flipped the seat clamp because the front of the seat was pointing upward and was uncomfortable. I didnt spend too long fiddling about, but this seemed the easiest way to lower the front of the seat. Im aware that the seat probably needs to be brought forward a touch, but I was planning on leaving that until I have been to a bikefit and told otherwise. The bike has been into a couple LBS's with me, and no one has mentioned the seat looking out of place as yet.

Other than that, anything else needing attention or looking out of place?

Popped past the local Giant shop yesterday and had them adjust the seat a little for me.Moved it inward a touch, but they've said that its mounted correctly. Had the Ultegra pedals fitted while I was there, too.

I stand to be corrected, but I believe that when I bought this from Clarence Street in 1992/93 (a bit hazy on this) for just under $800 it was the first Giant-branded road bike on sale in Australia. I read about it in a cycling magazine. It came with 7 speed RX100 group set, Nitto stem, Sakae bars, Vetta gel seat, and Wolber rims. The only colour was red.

As it stands today it is still mostly original. The only real change was that I bought a cheap pair of Alexrims for it. The bar tape should be white, but other than that it is original. I've still got the Wolber rims and the RX100 hubs and one day I will respoke them and restore it all to it's former glory.

I suppose this should be in retro biking or something, but I couldn't resist posting it here. So here is my Giant Allegre:

"If your next bike does not have disc brakes, the bike after that certainly will"- Me

silentC wrote:I stand to be corrected, but I believe that when I bought this from Clarence Street in 1992/93 (a bit hazy on this) for just under $800 it was the first Giant-branded road bike on sale in Australia. I read about it in a cycling magazine. It came with 7 speed RX100 group set, Nitto stem, Sakae bars, Vetta gel seat, and Wolber rims. The only colour was red.

As it stands today it is still mostly original. The only real change was that I bought a cheap pair of Alexrims for it. The bar tape should be white, but other than that it is original. I've still got the Wolber rims and the RX100 hubs and one day I will respoke them and restore it all to it's former glory.

I suppose this should be in retro biking or something, but I couldn't resist posting it here. So here is my Giant Allegre:

Nice. I am surprised nobody has posted up any Giant made Repco's from the 80's

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